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civil war

TermDefinition
sectionalism restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being.
fugitive run away slave
secede withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization
abstain restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something.
popular sovereighty people's rule is the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (Rule by the People), who are the source of all political power.
border ruffains pro-slavery activists from the slave state of Missouri, who in 1854 to 1860 crossed the state border into Kansas Territory, to force the acceptance of slavery there.
arsenal a collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country, person, or group
martyr a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.
secession the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state
states rights the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government
border state any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War.
blockade an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
offensive an attacking military campaign.
rebel rise in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
yankee a person who lives in, or is from, the US
blockade runner the owner, master, or one of the crew of a blockade runner
ironclad covered or protected with iron.
casuality the relationship between cause and effect.
emancipate set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions
ratify sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.
habeas corpus a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
draft a preliminary version of a piece of writing.
bounty generosity; liberality
greenback a dollar bill; a dollar
inflation the action of inflating something or the condition of being inflated.
entrenched firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained
total war a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
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